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Global Workforce Solutions

Your next Hire could be anywhere.
Your Compliance has to be right.

Every new country brings new employment law, new payroll rules and new ways to get it wrong. Connect Group handles legal employment, payroll, compliance and immigration across the GCC and Europe, with direct operations in every Gulf market and IberiaEOR covering Spain and Portugal.

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What is Global Workforce Solutions and what problem does it solve?

Global Workforce Solution lets a company legally employ, pay and manage people in countries where it has no legal entity. It brings together Employer of Record, international payroll, work authorisation, benefits and ongoing HR support across multiple markets, delivered through one partner, one contract and one point of accountability.

The problem it solves is familiar to anyone who has hired across borders. You find the right person, they live in another country, and then you discover what compliant employment there actually requires: a registered entity, a local payroll account, work permits and tax registrations. A hire that should take four weeks becomes a six-month project. Connect Group removes that entire burden. Your new employee is legally employed, fully compliant and on payroll within days, while you stay focused on the work they were hired to do.

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What goes wrong without specialist partner?

Worker misclassification fines

Back taxes, penalties and benefit liability counted from day one of the engagement.

Permanent Establishment tax risk

A single hire can make your entire company taxable in their country.

Right-to-work violations

Criminal liability, not just fines, in several GCC and EU jurisdictions.

Payroll non-compliance

The most common and most expensive category of error in international hiring.

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Who this service is built for?

International companies that want a team in the UAE or GCC without spending months setting up a legal entity to get there.

You want UAE or GCC employees.
You do not have a local entity yet.

Entity setup, MOHRE registration, WPS payroll, mandatory insurance: all of that has to exist before your first hire starts. Connect Group removes the entire process. We become the legal employer in each market, handle every government filing and have your team working within days.

One engagement covers UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. You direct the people. We carry the employment.

The five things every Global Workforce
programme must get right

Global hiring fails on the same five points every time. Here is what Connect Group locks down before anyone’s first working day.

The Right Legal Structure

Before you hire in a new country, you need to know whether to use an EOR, set up a local entity or engage a contractor. Each option carries different legal and tax obligations. Getting this wrong from day one is expensive to unwind. Connect Group confirms the right structure for every role in every market before any contract is signed.

Local Payroll, Done Correctly

Paying a UAE salary to someone sitting in Germany or India does not satisfy their local payroll obligation. Each country requires payroll in local currency, income tax withheld at source and statutory contributions paid to the correct authority on time. Connect Group runs payroll under each country's own framework: WPS in the UAE, GOSI in Saudi Arabia, national schemes across Europe.

Work Authorisation, Every Market

Work authorisation differs by country, nationality, role category and employer entity status. In the GCC, visa quotas and nationalisation requirements add further layers. Connect Group manages every work permit, residency permit and employment visa across all markets it covers, with authority relationships built over nine years of regional operations and a direct filing team in-country.

Benefits and End-of-Service

Every country mandates minimum employment benefits, and the cost of missing them surfaces at the worst moment: when an employee leaves. UAE employees require end-of-service gratuity on basic salary and DHA or HAAD health insurance. Saudi Arabia requires GOSI and end-of-service. European markets require pension, statutory sick pay and paid leave entitlements that vary by jurisdiction. Connect Group tracks and administers all of it.

One HR Contact. Every Country

A team working across five countries should not experience five different levels of HR responsiveness. Connect Group assigns one named HR contact to every client engagement. That person manages all markets, all employees and all government interactions for the account, providing a single point of accountability regardless of where the work is happening or which authority needs to be dealt with.

What Connect Group's Global Workforce Solutions covers?

Eight services, one engagement: everything global employment requires, in every country where your people work.

Connect Group becomes the legal employer in your target country, carrying every employment and compliance obligation. You direct the work without setting up an entity. Live within 5 working days in the UAE and GCC. See our EOR services.

You already have an entity and want the compliance burden shared. We co-manage payroll,  statutory filings and HR obligations while operational control and the employment  relationship stay fully with you. See our PEO services.

Payroll processed in local currency with local tax withheld at source and statutory contributions paid on time. WPS in the UAE, GOSI in Saudi Arabia, national frameworks across Europe. See our payroll outsourcing page.

Employment visas through MoHRE and GDRFA in the UAE, Iqama processing in Saudi Arabia, and work permits across Europe with their labour market requirements. Every application managed, every expiry tracked and renewed on time.

Statutory benefits met in every market: DHA and HAAD health insurance in the UAE, GOSI contributions in Saudi Arabia, pension and statutory leave across Europe. Supplementary packages structured where you need to stay competitive for talent.

Contractor arrangements assessed for misclassification risk before engagement begins,  because most countries judge the working relationship, not the contract label. IC  agreements drafted to local standard and monitored so the classification stays defensible.Contractor arrangements assessed for misclassification risk before engagement begins, because most countries judge the working relationship, not the contract label. IC agreements drafted to local standard and monitored so the classification stays defensible.

Employee moves between countries managed end to end: visa processing in both origin and destination markets, housing and arrival support, school search where needed, and tax equalisation planning. One team coordinating the entire relocation.

Most providers employ the people you find. Connect Group finds them too. Candidates sourced and screened across GCC, MENA and South Asian markets, then legally employed through EOR in the same engagement. One brief, one partner, one hire.

Markets Connect Group operates in

Direct operations across the UAE and GCC. Extended coverage through owned and partner entities in 50+ markets. One partner across all of them.

UAE

You keep operational control and the employment relationship in your name. We carry payroll, statutory filings and local HR obligations alongside you, sharing the compliance load.

Saudi Arabia

The region's fastest-growing hiring market. Nitaqat compliance, Saudisation ratios, GOSI contributions and Iqama processing managed by Connect Resources Saudi, with a team based in-kingdom.

Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait

Four markets, four nationalisation regimes: Qatarisation, Bahrainisation, Omanisation and Kuwaitisation. Each with its own quota rules, all managed under one engagement with one contact.

Egypt, Jordan and Wider MENA

Talent sourcing from the region's strongest Arabic-speaking professional markets, plus EOR employment for businesses establishing MENA-based roles outside the Gulf. Coverage across Egypt, Jordan and beyond.

Europe: Spain, Portugal and Beyond

IberiaEOR, our European brand, operates directly in Spain and Portugal with wider continental coverage. Social security, pension and statutory leave managed under each country's national framework.

South and Southeast Asia

The primary source markets for Gulf workforce hiring. Pre-employment documentation, skills verification and onboarding coordination for candidates relocating from India, Pakistan, the Philippines and beyond.

Entity, EOR or PEO?
The 60-second answer

PEO: when you have an entity but want the compliance off your desk

You keep operational control and the employment relationship in your name. We carry payroll, statutory filings and local HR obligations alongside you, sharing the compliance load.

EOR: when you need someone hired fast, with no entity

Entity setup takes 2 to 6 months. EOR takes days. If the market is new or unproven, start here and transfer to your own entity later.

Your own entity: when you pass 40 to 50 employees in one market

At that headcount, entity costs beat EOR fees. We tell you when you reach the crossover and our company setup team handles the formation.

Contractor: only when it genuinely is not employment

Most countries apply a substance-over-form test. If the arrangement looks like employment, it gets taxed and penalised as employment. We assess every arrangement before you engage.

From brief to onboarded:

How the global hiring process works?

Seven stages from first conversation to a compliant, day-one-ready employee in any market.

Define Role, Market and Structure

Country, role and legal structure confirmed before anything moves.

Compliance Assessment

Permits, PE risk and right-to-work verified before the offer goes out.

Contract Under Local Law

Contract drafted under local law. Benefits confirmed in writing before signing.

Payroll and Benefits Setup

Payroll, tax registration and benefits all live before day one.

Work Authorisation Filed

Visa and permit applications filed. Timeline confirmed with the employee.

Ongoing HR and Payroll

Monthly payroll, tracked renewals, one named contact for everything.

Offboarding and Compliance Closure

Final settlement under local law. Government records formally closed.

The Platform Model vs. The Partner Model

There are two ways to run global employment. A software platform that covers every country at the same shallow depth, or a partner with real operations in the markets that matter most to your business. Here is what that difference looks like in practice.

The Platform Model

Connect Group

Your key market is one of 150+ countries, handled through local partners rather than direct operations

The UAE and GCC are our home market, with direct operations across all six Gulf countries.

GCC-specific processes managed remotely, with no on-the-ground escalation path when issues arise.

MOHRE, GDRFA and WPS handled by the team that has built those authority relationships over nine years.

No sourcing capability built in. You find the candidate yourself and the platform only employs them.

Talent sourcing combined with EOR. One partner from candidate identification to compliant employment.

Nationalisation requirements such as Saudisation and Nitaqat are often poorly supported or entirely out of scope.

Full nationalisation compliance: Emiratisation, Saudisation and Omanisation handled correctly across every market.

Support runs through tickets and queues rather than a named person who knows your account.

A named account manager: one point of accountability for every country and every employee.

Flat per-employee fees with no bundling of sourcing, mobility or entity setup when you need them.

A full-service model: EOR, payroll, immigration, sourcing, mobility and company setup under one roof.

The four risks of getting global employment wrong

Contractor treated as employee

Back taxes, benefit liability and employment claims backdated to day one of the engagement. The exposure is retrospective, and it compounds.

Late pay, wrong deductions

AED 5,000 per employee for a late WPS run in the UAE. Compounding Saudisation errors in KSA. Dual liability across the EU.

Wrong visa, wrong category

Criminal liability in several GCC and EU jurisdictions. In the UAE, it means MoHRE fines, recruitment freezes and establishment card risk.

A hire creates a tax presence

One employee with contract authority can make your company taxable in their country. We assess PE exposure before every single hire.

How much does it cost?

Global EOR platforms charge USD 300 to 600 per employee per month and provide employment infrastructure only. Connect Group prices per employed individual based on market and scope, with sourcing, mobility and compliance included where you need them. Government fees always pass through at cost, fully itemised.

Before quoting, our specialist analyse your target market, role category, visa pathway and compliance obligations specific to that country. What you receive is not a rate card: it is a full cost-of-employment breakdown built around your actual requirement, so there are no surprises when the engagement begins.

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What your quote includes

Full cost-of-employment breakdown per market

Employer social contributions itemised

Immigration and permit fees at cost

EOR vs entity comparison for your headcount

Written quote within 24 hours

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From the People Using It

Real teams. Real countries. Real results.

Three engagements. Three very different hiring challenges. One outcome each time.

“Seven people in Riyadh, no entity, two weeks to deadline. I did not think it was possible. It was done.”

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A. Shareef
CEO, Tech Platform, Dubai

“Hired someone in Spain without leaving Dubai. Contract, payroll, social security…..all sorted. Did not think it would be that straightforward.”

LR

L. Rodriguez
COO, International Consultancy, Abu Dhabi

“Four countries, one person to call. I get one report, one invoice, and I never have to chase anyone. That alone is worth it.”

MK

M. Karim
VP People, Regional Enterprise, Dubai

One partner.
One contract.
One named contact.

Across every country your people work in.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about global workforce solutions, EOR, PEO and how Connect Group operates across markets.

With EOR, Connect Group becomes the legal employer, and you need no local entity. With PEO, you keep your entity and we co-manage the employer obligations. EOR is faster to deploy. PEO gives more local control. The right choice depends on whether you already have an entity in the market.

Yes. Through our Employer of Record service, Connect Group becomes the legal employer in each  market, handling contracts under local law, payroll in local currency, benefits and work  authorisation. You direct the work. The employment can transfer to your own entity at any point.Yes. Through our Employer of Record service, Connect Group becomes the legal employer in each market, handling contracts under local law, payroll in local currency, benefits and work authorisation. You direct the work. The employment can transfer to your own entity at any point.

UAE: within 5 working days of complete documentation. Most global markets: 3 to 7 working days. Markets requiring formal work permits take longer depending on the authority. We confirm the timeline for your specific market before engagement begins.

A correctly structured EOR does not itself create PE risk. PE arises when an employee can conclude contracts on the parent company’s behalf or a fixed place of business is habitually used. We review every engagement for PE triggers before employment begins.

Global platforms are software products that cover 150+ countries through partner networks. Connect Group is a services business with direct operations in the UAE and all GCC countries, combined sourcing and employment, and a named account manager instead of a support queue. If the UAE and GCC are your primary markets, the difference in expertise and accountability is structural, not incremental.

One Partner. One Brief. Your Global Workforce, Done.

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